I love the juxtaposition of the anatomical heart and the more simplified tree design, courtesy of NY’s Brian Decker. Open, subtle cutting like this allows the body to form a consistant scar without overworking the skin. You can contact Mr. Decker via the PURE link in our blogroll. Speaking of, if my calendar is correct, … Continue reading
Scarification can be a lengthy undertaking, particularly with cuttings that require flesh removal. To keep yourself from being worn down by the repetitive cut/peel/cut/peel process, you have to get creative. Like Brian and Wayde on this collaborative piece done at SW3. When life hands you lemons, make lemonaid. When life hands you strips of human … Continue reading
Forty is totally the new Twenty. June 23rd can only mean one thing: Håvve’s birthday! Here’s a shot Casey Goldsmith took of Christiane cutting Håvve at the SW3 event. As long as Håvve keeps having birthdays, I’ll keep digging up photos! Happy Birthday my friend.
Back in February, Efix & Jesse collaborated on Gabriel’s birthday cutting… Efix just checked in with a healed photo. It has the dubious pleasure of being the first image to go up with the new “theme” I installed over WordPress. Not sure if I’m married to it, but change is usually never a bad thing!
I think Brian originally posted this flesh removal back in November…. He finally posted a healed picture on his IAM.BME page which I took the liberty of stealing for the scar blog. Brian mentioned that the client plans to continue this design; can’t wait to see where he takes it.
Like I mentioned in the last post, I spent the better part of last week surrounded by people who never fail to amaze or inspire me. One of those folks is Ron Garza; I’ve known Ron for going on 15 years and he’s one of those characters that always one-ups your expectations. He sent this … Continue reading